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AI Robotics Research ScientistNimble Robotics • San Francisco, California, USA
AI Robotics Research Scientist

AI Robotics Research Scientist

Nimble Robotics • San Francisco, California, USA
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About Nimble

Nimble is a frontier robotics and AI company building the next era of autonomous logistics. We design manufacture and deploy intelligent robots that enable fast efficient and sustainable commerce at global scale. Our team is building generalized robot intelligence and developing the worlds first generalist super-humanoid robots capable of performing all core warehouse workflows with superhuman performance.

We recently closed a $106M Series C at a $1B valuation and we are continuing to grow our world-class team. Our long-term vision is to create the Autonomous Supply Chain reinventing how goods move through factories warehouses and last-mile distribution using next-generation intelligent robotic systems.

Nimble was founded out of Stanford and Carnegie Mellons top AI labs and is backed by the worlds most prestigious investors. Our board includes iconic leaders in AI and robotics such as Marc Raibert (Founder of Boston Dynamics) Fei-Fei Li (Former Chief Scientist of AI at Google Director of Stanfords AI lab) and Sebastian Thrun (Waymo Founder of Google X Kitty Hawk and Udacity).

Join us and leave your mark on the future of robotics AI and global commerce.

Link : Introducing Nimble Intelligent Fulfillment Robots at Scale

Why Join Nimble

At Nimble we are committed to building legendary products a legendary team and a legendary legacy. Join us and become part of an ambitious humble and resourceful culture where your work will leave a lasting impact on the future of robotics and commerce.

Nimbles Core Values :

Be relentlessly resourceful - Challenge conventions and overcome constraints.

Be legendary - Pursue excellence and craft work that inspires.

Be humble - Prioritize growth learning and the mission over ego.

Be dependable - Take ownership and deliver with integrity.

The Role

Nimble is looking for an AI Robotics Research Scientist to help us advance our robotics moonshot by designing developing training and implementing robotic foundation models Vision-Language-Action Models general-purpose robotic AI models and reinforcement learning algorithms controlling multi-agent robot fleets.

You will play a critical role in working with our all-star cross-functional team to build models with immediate applications for the worlds biggest robotics opportunity.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and train diffusion policies VLMs multi-agent deep RL policies and more
  • Develop data collection pipelines
  • Design data annotation and labeling
  • Support implementation of models into production systems

Qualifications

  • P.h.D in Robotics or Computer Science
  • Experience training deep learning models for robotic manipulation or mobility
  • Experience working with real robotic hardware
  • Experience training models in simulation and developing simulation environments
  • Experience collecting custom datasets
  • Experience training on open-source datasets
  • Strong track record of publishing papers and / or deploying real-world applications
  • Experience with system architecture design and development
  • Additional Requirements

  • Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed
  • Must be able to work in San Francisco
  • $180000 - $250000 a year

    The above range is the salary range. This position will also receive generous equity for this position.

    Culture :

    We embrace challenges and strive to make the impossible possible each day. Were not in this to do whats easy or to be mediocre. We want to create something legendary and leave our mark on the world. Were ambitious were gritty were humble and were relentlessly resourceful in pursuit of our goals. If this sounds like you then you might be a great fit!

    Press :

    Link : Nimble Closes $106 Million Series C Funding Round Scales Fully Autonomous Fulfillment with FedEx

    Link : FedEx Announces Expansion of FedEx Fulfillment With Nimble Alliance

    Nimble Robotics Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin ancestry disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation age military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable state federal or local laws.

    Nimbles Benefits

    Paid Time Off

    Enjoy the time you need to travel rejuvenate and connect with friends and family.

    Health Insurance

    Nimble provides medical dental and vision insurance through several premier plans and options to support you and your family.

    Paid Parental Leave

    Enjoy paid bonding time following a birth.

    Commuter Benefits

    Take the stress out of commuting with access to fully-paid parking spots.

    Referral Bonus

    Get a cash bonus for any friend or colleagues that you refer to us that we end up hiring.

    401k

    Contribute towards a 401k for retirement planning.

    Equity

    Be an owner in Nimble through our equity program

    Key Skills

    Laboratory Experience,Machine Learning,Python,AI,Bioinformatics,C / C++,R,Biochemistry,Research Experience,Natural Language Processing,Deep Learning,Molecular Biology

    Employment Type : Full-Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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